The National Pandemic Flu Service is a dedicated website and phoneline for people to check their symptoms and get a unique number which will give them access to antivirals if necessary.
Phoneline - 0800 1 513 100
0800 1 513 200 (Textphone for people who are deaf or hard of hearing)
Website - www.direct.gov.uk/pandemicflu
  Swine flu vaccinations start in Wiltshire  

    More swine flu information

‘NHS Continuing Healthcare’ means a package of ongoing care arranged and funded solely by the NHS, where it has been assessed that the individual’s primary need is a health need.

Care packages in your home leaflet - Information in this leaflet is intended to help people who are funded under NHS Continuing Healthcare

    More NHS Continuing Healthcare information

Everyone should have equal opportunities and be free from discrimination and harassment. This is the aim of Wiltshire’s public sector organisations who are inviting people to comment on equality issues.

Wiltshire Council, NHS Wiltshire, Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service have joined forces to make it easier for people to feedback their views on the organisations’ work to promote equality. By working together they can also take joint action and provide consistent services which are fair for all.

The project will inform the equalities action plans for each organisation. The information will also be shared across the voluntary and community sector to help plan services. 

An engagement event will be held in February 2010 for people to find out more and give their views face to face. People interested in attending can e-mail equalities@wiltshire.gov.uk.  More details will be available shortly.

Community groups and organisations can also request a visit from one of the partners by contacting Wiltshire Council’s corporate equality and diversity team at equalities@wiltshire.gov.uk on 0300 456 0100 or text phone on 01225 712500.

Groups and organisations across Wiltshire will be contacted from December 7 for their views. Anyone wanting to read or comment on the consultation can do so in one of the following ways:

• By filling in a form at one of the libraries across Wiltshire

• By e-mailing equalities@wiltshire.gov.uk

• By completing an on-line survey

The consultation will run until February 28, 2010.

 Single equality scheme partner engagement
  Draft NHS Wiltshire single equality scheme 2009 - 2012 - summary
  Draft NHS Wiltshire single equality scheme 2009-2012

The Department of Health has launched a consultation to provide fairer hospital car parking to patients. The consultation outlines a range of options, including, giving all inpatients free hospital car parking for their visitors, or only after a long stay, and giving access to free parking for outpatients who need to attend a series of appointments, or placing a cap on charges for priority outpatient groups who attend regular hospital appointments. This consultation will run from 29 December 2009 to 23 February 2010.

DH consultation document

Our plans and priorities for the next five years:

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GP and Dental Out of Hours

Your Guide to Local Health Services
Helping you to get the best from your local NHS

Your Guide to the NHS
What you can expect from the NHS today

Your Guide to NHS Services
NHS services available in your area

If you live in;
Kennet, North & West Wiltshire: 0300 111 5717 (excluding patients registered with practices in Purton and Cricklade, who should call 01793 541111)
South Wiltshire: 0845 270 3535 (excluding patients registered with practices in Silton, Mere, Hindon, Tisbury and Bechers Brook, who should call 0845 6001013).

This service is only for urgent medical problems that cannot wait until the next day to be treated. Most surgeries have an answering machine message referring you to out-of-hours telephone numbers or NHS Direct on 0845 4647.

For Dental Out of Hours information click here

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The next Board meeting will be held on 24th March 10 in the Conference Room, Southgate House, Devizes at 10am

To access previous Board papers click here

     Jeff James
  Chief Executive

Care Quality Commission

Every NHS trust in England is required to issue a public annual declaration on how they have performed against the government’s core standards for healthcare.
  Standards for Better Health Declaration 2008/09 - NHS Wiltshire
  Standards for Better Health Declaration 2008/09 - Wiltshire Community Health Services (WCHS)

Wiltshire Stop Smoking Service

01380 733891

Your local stop smoking service

For more information click here